SWEET a duckett rod

zooker · 04-08-10, 08:31 PM

after boyd duckett left e21/ carrot stick rods..he went on to build his own rods.
i got to fondle one today.

they are a very WHITE rod blank. with eyes so tiny that in my opinion you'll be hard pressed to put any braid over 80 pound test or any fat dia.mono over 15 pound test thru them??..

i was test driving a 7 foot heavy action model,while the monkey was off misbehaving and only made me pick up my ordered custom cranks.

dam that rod was SWEET i tell ya it had FROG wrote all over it..
i just may have to go back tomarrow afternoon,my monkey is insistating.

zooker

CMorg · 04-08-10, 09:13 PM

Hey zook , go ahead and treat yourself.. so , more about these custom cranks please....

BassinNC · 04-08-10, 09:17 PM

I have been wanting to check out those rods but havnt seen one yet.

Bubba_Bruiser · 04-08-10, 11:50 PM

I wonder how they are doing all of these colored rods. Are they painting them, or are they created like this before rolling out? It seems like over time, if they are painted, they would crack. But I reckon it is the same thing with a black rod. I think the raw color is like a gray.

Cavs1123 · 04-09-10, 10:52 AM

Where did you find em Zook?

zooker · 04-09-10, 04:18 PM

cavs
lol they are in a boat dealership. i got the 7'6'' medium heavy cranking stick. i am currantly debating on getting the 7'6'' HEAVY -think pool cue- with a split grip. both are$149 each out the door....

bassin nc
check your pm's

zooker

zooker · 04-09-10, 04:35 PM

i put a well worn lews bbn1 on the 7'6'' casting rod, loaded with 12 pound ande mono and a dt6...

"HOLY FLYING RATS FUZZY NUGGETS!!!" or something along that line.. second cast went 85 yards thru a 20 mph cross wind and i can't even get a full power cast yet, do to my finger/grip being messed up..

err first cast hit in a peacan tree around the 60 yard mark..

never been able to get a dt6 that long-my best was around 50 or so..

zooker

Jrob78 · 04-09-10, 04:44 PM

Micro guides are the real deal.

bassinbob · 04-09-10, 04:57 PM

85 yards. That is amazing. I need to get my reels serviced. I can do about 40 to 60 with the wind. I just got a new deep crank outfit. Haven't tried it yet. Maybe I can get some distance with it.

Bubba_Bruiser · 04-09-10, 05:11 PM

85 yards huh, told truly by a fisherman. hahahahaha

Bassboss · 04-09-10, 07:36 PM

wtg zook!! Sounds like a sweet rod!

You deserve it too man!

bamabassman · 04-09-10, 11:08 PM

Hey zookie...can oyu possibly post some close up pics of this here bad arse rod for us man? And how much it gonna set us back? The FROG rod that is. Thanks man!

BigBassin144 · 04-09-10, 11:34 PM

Here ya go John. Pics of the ugly white rod.

http://tackletog.com/cal/2010/03/21/...g-micro-magic/

BB

lowrider · 04-09-10, 11:57 PM

Back Monkey ! Leave me alone !!!

MrPhotographer06 · 04-10-10, 08:22 AM

i'm wondering how long the micro guides will last.

Bassboss · 04-10-10, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Here ya go John. Pics of the ugly white rod.

http://tackletog.com/cal/2010/03/21/...g-micro-magic/

BB

Bwahahahahaha! That's an AWESOME looking rod IMO!

Jrob78 · 04-10-10, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

i'm wondering how long the micro guides will last.

The should last just as long as regular guides if not longer. Being that they are so short they would be quite a bit harder to bend or break. Since they sit so low on the blank they are less likely to get snagged on things. The construction is exactly the same as full size guides.

zooker · 04-10-10, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

Hey zookie...can oyu possibly post some close up pics of this here bad arse rod for us man? And how much it gonna set us back? The FROG rod that is. Thanks man!

a $149 with tax..the one thing i notice right away was ya have to bring the bait all the way back to the but of the rod. as you can't hang a crank hook in the eyes..this IS a good thing as those of you who have a rod box in your boat will agree..

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Here ya go John. Pics of the ugly white rod.

http://tackletog.com/cal/2010/03/21/...g-micro-magic/

BB

i want to add that the crankin stick i have. has both a fore grip and a full lenth cork handle. NOT the split grip.. how ever the flippin stick DOES have the split grip..

i just ordered a new lefty reel for the flippin stick..a revo stx

zooker

nofearengineer · 04-10-10, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by zooker

i just ordered a new lefty reel for the flippin stick..a revo stx

Just curious, Zook, but why lefty? I know you have said you can cast with either hand, but wondering why lefty for flipping?

BTW excellent reel choice.

bamabassman · 04-10-10, 10:21 AM

Forgive my stupidity, but i am having a hard time seeing how micro guides can help you cast futher. It just doesn't make sense to me. They are so tight and small i don't see how it helps. But there are a lot of things i don't understand.Haha. But at $149.00 it seems like a pretty good deal. And like jrob stated, and the guides look great too. Same "type" of guides, but smaller and less likely to break and bent and so forth. This is very interesting to me.
And bb...i like the white color. Every rod out there seems to be a dar color with the exception of the carrot stick, most are kinda of dull too. White is a nice change. Not as loud as say yellow or orange.....i like white.

Tavery5 · 04-10-10, 03:16 PM

From the horse's mouth, so to speak.

http://duckettfishing.com/home.php

bassinbob · 04-10-10, 03:52 PM

Zook, you'll love the STX. I really like mine.

Bassboss · 04-10-10, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman;293214[B

]Forgive my stupidity, but i am having a hard time seeing how micro guides can help you cast futher. It just doesn't make sense to me. They are so tight and small i don't see how it helps.[/B] But there are a lot of things i don't understand.Haha. But at $149.00 it seems like a pretty good deal. And like jrob stated, and the guides look great too. Same "type" of guides, but smaller and less likely to break and bent and so forth. This is very interesting to me.
And bb...i like the white color. Every rod out there seems to be a dar color with the exception of the carrot stick, most are kinda of dull too. White is a nice change. Not as loud as say yellow or orange.....i like white.

They're said to reduce the line "line slapping." Meaning that the line does not slap around in the guides during a cast. The Micro guides prevent this, the line will do in a straighter line. This is what I've heard, as to WHY it really does it (I'm not saying this is not it) improve casting distance, I'm not 100%.`

nofearengineer · 04-10-10, 04:55 PM

Duckett might be a really good fisherman, but he makes a couple of really silly comments on his website.

The thing about fish not vibrating really made me laugh.

zooker · 04-10-10, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Just curious, Zook, but why lefty? I know you have said you can cast with either hand, but wondering why lefty for flipping?

you don't have to switch hands,on the cast..it actually reduces fatique..
i use a left reel for the t-rig,jig,the frog,and the buzzbait..once you get used to a lefty reel and see the benefits.

several years ago ,actually i tore a tendon in my left wrist. a week prior to the 6 man federation tourny.i could not even hold a rod,so i borrowed a couple lefty reels..and never looked back

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubba_Bruiser

85 yards huh, told truly by a fisherman. hahahahaha

bubba
i have a 200 yard rifle range, that i cast down. so yeah an honest 85 yards..

zooker

04-08-10, 08:31 PM	#1
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	SWEET a duckett rod after boyd duckett left e21/ carrot stick rods..he went on to build his own rods. i got to fondle one today. they are a very WHITE rod blank. with eyes so tiny that in my opinion you'll be hard pressed to put any braid over 80 pound test or any fat dia.mono over 15 pound test thru them??.. i was test driving a 7 foot heavy action model,while the monkey was off misbehaving and only made me pick up my ordered custom cranks. dam that rod was SWEET i tell ya it had FROG wrote all over it.. i just may have to go back tomarrow afternoon,my monkey is insistating. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

04-08-10, 09:17 PM	#3
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	I have been wanting to check out those rods but havnt seen one yet. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

04-08-10, 11:50 PM	#4
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I wonder how they are doing all of these colored rods. Are they painting them, or are they created like this before rolling out? It seems like over time, if they are painted, they would crack. But I reckon it is the same thing with a black rod. I think the raw color is like a gray. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

04-09-10, 10:52 AM	#5
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Where did you find em Zook? __________________ Tom

04-09-10, 04:18 PM	#6
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	cavs lol they are in a boat dealership. i got the 7'6'' medium heavy cranking stick. i am currantly debating on getting the 7'6'' HEAVY -think pool cue- with a split grip. both are$149 each out the door.... bassin nc check your pm's zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09 Last edited by zooker; 04-09-10 at 04:43 PM.

04-08-10, 09:13 PM	#2
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Hey zook , go ahead and treat yourself.. so , more about these custom cranks please....

04-09-10, 04:35 PM	#7
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i put a well worn lews bbn1 on the 7'6'' casting rod, loaded with 12 pound ande mono and a dt6... "HOLY FLYING RATS FUZZY NUGGETS!!!" or something along that line.. second cast went 85 yards thru a 20 mph cross wind and i can't even get a full power cast yet, do to my finger/grip being messed up.. err first cast hit in a peacan tree around the 60 yard mark.. never been able to get a dt6 that long-my best was around 50 or so.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

04-09-10, 04:44 PM	#8
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Micro guides are the real deal.

04-09-10, 04:57 PM	#9
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	85 yards. That is amazing. I need to get my reels serviced. I can do about 40 to 60 with the wind. I just got a new deep crank outfit. Haven't tried it yet. Maybe I can get some distance with it. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

04-09-10, 05:11 PM	#10
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	85 yards huh, told truly by a fisherman. hahahahaha __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

04-09-10, 07:36 PM	#11
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	wtg zook!! Sounds like a sweet rod! You deserve it too man! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

04-09-10, 11:08 PM	#12
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Hey zookie...can oyu possibly post some close up pics of this here bad arse rod for us man? And how much it gonna set us back? The FROG rod that is. Thanks man! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-09-10, 11:34 PM	#13
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Here ya go John. Pics of the ugly white rod. http://tackletog.com/cal/2010/03/21/...g-micro-magic/ BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

04-09-10, 11:57 PM	#14
lowrider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 937	Back Monkey ! Leave me alone !!!

04-10-10, 08:22 AM	#15
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	i'm wondering how long the micro guides will last. __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

04-10-10, 10:21 AM	#20
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Forgive my stupidity, but i am having a hard time seeing how micro guides can help you cast futher. It just doesn't make sense to me. They are so tight and small i don't see how it helps. But there are a lot of things i don't understand.Haha. But at $149.00 it seems like a pretty good deal. And like jrob stated, and the guides look great too. Same "type" of guides, but smaller and less likely to break and bent and so forth. This is very interesting to me. And bb...i like the white color. Every rod out there seems to be a dar color with the exception of the carrot stick, most are kinda of dull too. White is a nice change. Not as loud as say yellow or orange.....i like white. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-10-10, 03:16 PM	#21
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	Duckett Website From the horse's mouth, so to speak. http://duckettfishing.com/home.php

04-10-10, 03:52 PM	#22
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Zook, you'll love the STX. I really like mine. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

04-10-10, 04:55 PM	#24
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Duckett might be a really good fisherman, but he makes a couple of really silly comments on his website. The thing about fish not vibrating really made me laugh. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

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